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Installation

Review the Installation notes before beginning your installation. Then choose from one of the following installation methods.

Client installation

Installing the Double-Take Console—Install the Double-Take Console on a Windows machine.

Server installations

Installing on Windows using the installation wizard—Install on a single Windows server using the installation wizard. The wizard will guide you step by step through the installation process.
Installing on Windows using the command line utility—Install on a single or multiple Windows server using the command line utility. This utility automates the installation process by running an unattended, or silent, installation. It allows you to pass parameters through to the installation program instead of entering information manually through the wizard.
Installing on Linux—Install on a single Linux server using the .rpm file. The .rpm file can be launched from a Linux console or from a command prompt.
Installing on Windows or Linux using the Double-Take Console—Once you have the Double-Take Console installed on a Windows machine, you can use it to push the installation out to your other servers. The push installation is a full, client and server installation on Windows servers and a full server installation on Linux servers.

You must install a Linux virtual recovery appliance before you can push the Double-Take installation out to your Linux servers using the Double-Take Console.

If you are going to be protecting Windows virtual machines at the guest level to a Hyper-V or ESX host, the job creation process can automatically push the Double-Take installation out to the virtual machines you are protecting, if you have the Double-Take Availability Virtual Guest Edition license. After the jobs are created, you will have 14 days to activate the licenses. If you do not have a Double-Take Availability Virtual Guest Edition license, you will need to perform the installation outside of the job creation process using one of the methods above.

Appliance installations

Installing a Linux virtual recovery appliance—Install a Linux virtual recovery appliance by installing an OVF (Open Virtualization Format) pre-packaged virtual machine or installing the software on your own pre-formatted virtual machine.
Installing a vSphere replication or controller appliance—Install a vSphere controller appliance or replication appliance by installing an OVF (Open Virtualization Format) pre-packaged virtual machine or installing the software on your own pre-formatted virtual machine.

Reporting Service installation

Installing Double-Take Reporting Service—Install Double-Take Reporting Service on a Windows server, but not on your Double-Take source or target.

Although the installations are shared between Double-Take products, the requirements for each Double-Take product and each job type within each Double-Take product are unique. Be sure and review the requirements for your product and job type in that product's User's Guide or in the Double-Take Console help.